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The village where half the people are at risk of blindness

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 10:40 -- deepti.gahrotra
In the village school of Kuyu, in the heartland of Ethiopia's Oromia region, more than 20 children put up their hands when asked if anyone in their family has eye problems.

"My mother has lost vision in one eye and the other is causing her big problems," says one boy. "She can't see where she's going."

Another child says her grandmother is blind in both eyes and is forever pulling out her eyelashes. "She rubs and rubs them," explains the nine-year-old girl. "They give her terrible pain."

Equa –Thon 2014

Equa-thon is a unique run, where people with and without disabilities will run alongside each other to call for the end of inequality and difference.
Supported by UK AID, we hope this initiative becomes the cornerstone for an even more robust, rights based campaign on disability in India. With the Disability Bill slated to be passed in the upcoming parliamentary session, we hope that Equa-thon will add value and spirit to the call for inclusion and 
equality. 

Equa –Thon 2014

Equa-thon is a unique run, where people with and without disabilities will run alongside each other to call for the end of inequality and difference.
Supported by UK AID, we hope this initiative becomes the cornerstone for an even more robust, rights based campaign on disability in India. With the Disability Bill slated to be passed in the upcoming parliamentary session, we hope that Equa-thon will add value and spirit to the call for inclusion and 
equality. 

Disability Bill 2012: How far have we really come?

This blogpost is compiled and jointly written by Deepti Gahrotra, Communications Manager, Score Foundation and Avinash Shahi, Advocacy Officer, Score Foundation. Please note that Eyeway's Blog entries reflect the opinions of the author and contributors, meant to encourage debate and discussion, and not Score Foundation's official policy position.

Technician

Thu, 01/23/2014 - 16:28 -- geeta.nair

Government of India, Ministry of Railways Railway Recruitment Board

Employment Notice No. 01/2014 dt. 18.01.2014
 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 18 January 2014, page no. 46

The last date of application is  17.02.2014

A Songster’s Story

Thu, 01/23/2014 - 12:25 -- deepti.gahrotra
The soulful bhajans flowing from her had the audience swaying their heads. But Aliya Rashid, unaware of the effect she had on the city’s crowd, kept crooning in her mellifluous voice. Aliya, a visually-impaired Pakistani Dhrupad singer, first of her kind, was in the city to perform at the Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan last week.

Assistant, Upper Division Clerk, Tax Assistant (Staff Selection Commission)

Wed, 01/22/2014 - 16:25 -- geeta.nair

Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://ssc.nic.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 18 January 2014, page no. 66

The last date of application is  14.02.2014

Last date for receipt of application from candidates residing in far flung areas: 21/02/2014

Exam Date: 27/04/2014 and 04/05/2014

Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2014

Call Centre in Bangalore

Tue, 01/21/2014 - 14:33 -- geeta.nair
Mitra Jyothi
CA Site # P22, 31st Main,
18th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout,
Behind National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT College)
Bangalore - 560102
Ph: 080-22587623/25
Website: www.mitrajyothi.org
Opportunity for Visually Impaired / Low Vision  /Ortho's In Call Centre in Bangalore
 
Salary: 8,000 (incentives)
Timings: 09:30 -6:30
 

Nazar Ya Nazariya

This blogpost is written by Gulzar Mir, has completed his English Honours  from St Stephens College, Delhi University and is currently applying for MA in Sociology at JNU. Please note that Eyeway's Blog entries reflect the opinions of the author and contributors, meant to encourage debate and discussion, and not Score Foundation's official policy position.
 

New hostel for disabled students

Mon, 01/20/2014 - 21:06 -- nikita.jain

A hostel has been opened for disabled students who wish to pursue higher studies, on Kumthekar Road in Sadashiv Peth.

Special care has been taken to ensure the hostel, Chaitanya Vishwa, is accessible through ramps. Besides, attention has been paid while designing the washrooms so they are completely accessible, said Rahul Deshmukh, president of the National Association for the Welfare of Physically Challenged.

No clarity on access at Chennai Metro stations yet, say disabled

Mon, 01/20/2014 - 20:08 -- nikita.jain

While CMRL says staff will be trained to handle disabled persons, group wants stations’ design to be shared

Preliminary discussions with Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials over how the public transport system will handle the requirements of the handicapped seems to have left members of the Disability Rights Alliance (DRA) — a group that seeks inclusive development — unhappy

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